...The Shining Dagger...

Laila noticed a shadow coming from behind. Someone caught her.

" Crap, did I get busted?"

When she turned around, suddenly a hand was put on her mouth.

- Shut, it's me!

- S...Sarra!

- Don't make any noises, Mei is still sleeping.

Laila took a look at Mei who was sleeping soundly. What a relief, her heart was about to burst out of tension.

- What are you doing here?

- I should be the one asking you such a question, are you out of your mind?

Laila pointed at the box.

- The ring can be there, we must check the box before leaving.

Sarra was extremely nervous, she never thought that Laila would do such a reckless move. She wanted so badly to avoid Mei, but, she found herself in her room.

- Alright, let's do it.

- The key is in the left drawer.

- Don't make any moves, I will take care of it.

She used her magic to open the drawer and bring the key. They finally got it without any problems. Sarra took another look at Mei then she put the key in the lock and opened the box. They noticed the presence of all kinds of jewelry. Rings, necklaces, and even earrings.

Sarra was quite shocked.

" Do all these jewelry belong to witches? For God's sake, how many did that monster kill?

They searched for the ring until they found it.

- This is it! Let's get out of this place.

When Sarra was about to close the box she noticed a red light inside.

" What is this? "

She reached her hand and took it out of the box. it was a small dagger. The red light became stronger. It lit up the whole room.

Laila took it from her hand while wondering about it.

- What is this? Why this dagger is shining out of sudden?

Sarra suddenly felt frightened:

- Put it away!

She wanted to take it back from Laila and put it back in its place.

- Give it to me, it is dangerous.

But Laila didn't want to let such a fascinating thing go without checking it more.

- No, wait!

Suddenly they heard a scream.

- YOU...YOU ARE A WITCH!

Screamed Mei while jumping from her bed. The strong let right woke her up. She immediately held a sword and pointed it at Sarra and Laila.

Sarra noticed that the sword was made from purple stone. It emitted strong mana that blocked her magic right away. She lost all her power just by being exposed to it.

" That's why they could kill witches so easily, no matter how strong they were. The purple stone neutralized their power immediately. "

She wasn't sure who is the witch since both of them were holding the dagger.

- WHICH ONE OF YOU IS THE WITCH? ANSWER ME!

Sarra wanted to calm her down:

- Mei please calm down

Mei was furious:

- SHUT UP, HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?

- Wait! You misunderstood.

- YOU ENTERED MY ROOM LIKE A THIEF, WHAT MISUNDERSTANDING ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- Mei please, can't you listen to us for a bit?

- I WON'T LISTEN TO ANYTHING UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHICH ONE OF YOU IS THE WITCH. YOU OR YOU.

At that moment, Dylan entered the room after hearing Mei's yelling.

- What is going on here?

Mei took another sword and pointed it at him as well.

- WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?

Dylan noticed the glowing dagger and then he realized everything was happening there.

- Mei, we don't want to harm you. Please, listen to us.

- I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I WELCOMED AND FED A WITCH. If MY GRANDFATHER KNOWS HE WILL BE ASHAMED.

Dylan felt so angry, that he wanted to lash out at her, but he tried to control himself.

- Your grandfather was a criminal, he killed so many innocent witches without any reason.

- SHUT UP, HOW DARE YOU TALK ABOUT MY GRANDFATHER LIKE THIS! HE IS A HERO, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT.

Dylan smiled sarcastically:

- A hero you said? That man killed the love of my life in front of my eyes. He.....hanged to death a witch that didn't harm anyone in her life. Her only sin was falling in love with a weak monster. How can such a person be a hero?

Mei was listening while looking confused:

- WITCHES ARE EVIL, THEY MUST BE KILLED.

- SAID WHO? WITCHES FALL IN LOVE, GET MARRIED AND HAVE CHILDREN LIKE ANY NORMAL HUMAN. THE ONE IN FRONT OF YOU HAS A HUSBAND AND A DAUGHTER AND YOU ARE GOING TO MURDER HER JUST LIKE THAT?

Mei became even more furious:

- STOP LYING! THEY ARE PURE EVIL. THEY KILLED MY BROTHER JUST FOR FUN.

Then she looked at Laila and Sarra:

- I WILL KILL BOTH OF YOU IF I HAD TO.

Sarra sighed, she realized that they won't be able to go convince Mei otherwise. She was determined to kill her no matter what.

" At first, I wanted just to leave this place, but now I can't do that. I must stop her from killing randomly the witches. Will she listen to me if I show her my sincerity? "

When she was about to step forward to reveal herself, Laila pulled her back while whispering to her:

- Don't say a word.

Then she stepped forward instead.

- I'm the witch you are looking for...